Factors Associated with Dengue Hemorrhagic Prevention and control Behaviors among People in HuaiYung Sub District, Nuea Khlong District, Krabi Province

Abstract

The objectives of this descriptive research were to study : 1) the level  of dengue fever prevention and control behavior among residents in Huai Yung Subdistrict, Nuea Khlong District, Krabi Province. 2) Factors associated with dengue fever prevention and control behavior among residents in Huai Yung Subdistrict, Nuea Khlong District, Krabi Province.

The study population consists of residents living in Huai Yung Subdistrict, Nuea Khlong District, Krabi Province, aged 20–60 years. The sample group includes 252 participants. The research instrument used is a questionnaire. Data analysis is conducted using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum, and minimum values. Analyze the relationship between predisposing factors, enabling factors, and reinforcing factors with dengue fever prevention and control behavior using multiple logistic regression analysis.

The research results indicate that the dengue fever prevention and control behavior of residents in Huai Yung Subdistrict, Nuea Khlong District, Krabi Province, is at a good level (M = 26.02, S.D. = 2.91). The leading factors were attitude, perceived risk opportunities, and perceived obstacles. The perception of severity in dengue prevention and control had a statistically significant relationship with dengue prevention and control behavior (p-value < 0.001 and 0.037). The sample group with good attitude had dengue prevention and control behavior at 83.3 percent (95% CI OR: 1.54-4.68), good perception of risk opportunity had dengue prevention and control behavior at 94.6 percent (95% CI OR: 3.27-8.65), good perception of barrier had dengue prevention and control behavior at 73.88 percent (95% CI OR: 0.83-3.28), and good perception of severity in disease prevention had dengue prevention and control behavior at 85.1 percent (95% CI OR: 0.17-0.97).